What is JEE Advanced?

Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) is a national level engineering entrance exam conducted by seven zonal Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) under the guidance of Joint Admission Board (JAB) every year, for admissions to 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), including ISM Dhanbad. JEE Advanced is the second stage of JEE and..Read More

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Documents Required-

Given below is a list of certificates and other documents that are to be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE Advanced-

All candidates

A colour photograph of full frontal (face) view, with the head centered in the frame covering 70-80% of the photograph and taken within the last six months. The photograph should be such that it allows unambiguous identification of the candidate.

Class X certificate if the date of birth is mentioned in it OR birth certificate

Class XII (or equivalent examination) certificate (for those who appeared for this examination in the preceding year of the examination) Scanned copy of candidate’s full signature

Scanned copy of left-hand thumb impression

If the name is not same as in the Class X certificate, gazette notification showing the change of name

Candidates seeking admission under the OBC-NCL category

OBC-NCL certificate (form EC2) issued on or after June of the preceding year of the entrance examination conforming to the latest guidelines of the Government of India

Certificate (form EC4) issued by a competent authority in the Directorate of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, New Delhi under the Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

Candidates whose class XII examination board is outside India or not listed in section 10- examinations considered as equivalent to class XII

A certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination qualified by the candidates is equivalent to the Class XII examination

JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should be among top 2,20,000 (all categories included) in JEE Main. The percentage of the total number of candidates for various categories are as follows:

50.5% for GEN (from the common rank list), 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST. Within each of these four categories, 3% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates. PwD category includes Dyslexic candidates also.

Criterion 2 - Age Limit

24 years if belonging to the GEN or OBC-NCL category and 29 years if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category

Criterion 3 - Number of Attempts

A candidate can attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.

Criterion 4 - Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination

The candidate should have appeared for Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in all the subjects in either the preceding year or the year of JEE Advanced exam.

Those, who appeared for the first time in their class XII (or equivalent) examination in the year before the preceding year or earlier, are not eligible. However, candidates whose class XII (or equivalent) examination board results for an academic year (3 years prior to the current JEE Advanced exam year), were declared after June of the following year (a year prior to the preceding year of the examination) are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.

Criterion 5 - Earlier admission at IITs/ISM

The candidate should not have taken admission (irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the programme) or even accepted admission by paying admission fee at any of the IITs or ISM in the past; even candidates whose admission was cancelled are not eligible. However, candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs in the preceding year can appear for JEE Advanced.

Examinations considered as equivalent to class XII

The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities

Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities

Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy

Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects

Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

H.S.C. vocational examination

A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration

Applicants are required to log in to fill their choices as per preferences of branches, courses, and institutes. To log in, they need to enter the User ID (Registration No), JEE Advanced Roll No and Password.

Note: Candidates can change, edit, reorder their choices and add new ones till the final locking.

Step 3 - JEE Advanced Online seat allotment

JEE Advanced Seat Allocation gets complete in 6 rounds. Candidates are required to log in by using their User ID (Registration No), JEE Advanced Roll No and Password to check their Seat Allotment.They should check their JEE Advanced Seat Allotment at the end of every round.

During the process of online seat allocation, the soft copy of the category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL) certificates uploaded at the time of registration or afterwards will be verified.

Important: Once allotted a seat, candidates are advised to proceed with Online Payment to book their provisional seat allocation.

Step 4 - Reporting and documents verification

The following original documents along with one attested copy must be furnished during the physical verification for taking provisional admission:

JEE Advanced Seat Allotment letter from JoSSA portal

JEE Advanced Original Admit card

JEE Advanced Application Form (duly filled)

Duly filled Medical Examination Report

Proof of Date of Birth: Class X/HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth